Truly de novo Hepatitis B after Liver Transplantation [6]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 767-768

  Villamil, I ^a   Gonzalez Quintela A ^a   Aguilera, A ^a   Tome S ^a   Otero, E ^a   Castroagudin, F J ^a   Varo, E ^a  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LAMIVUDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT INDICATION; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 2342494801     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04126.x     Document Type: Letter

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